Lawsuit filed against city of Bakersfield for diverting Kern River
Multiple conservation groups are suing the City of Bakersfield for diverting the Kern River. The Center for Biological Diversity, Bring Back the Kern, the Kern River Parkway Foundation, Kern-Kaweah Chapter Sierra Club, Kern Audubon Society, and Water Audit California filed the lawsuit in late November. In a press release, it says the lawsuit is challenging the city’s diversion of water to agricultural fields. The coalition says the city’s choice have damaged the river’s wildlife and surrounding communities.